
Eclectic café and shop serves up all types of Hebrew nostalgia
War brought a nostalgic mood to the country. ISRAEL21c finds a place in Tel Aviv to really indulge in it.

War brought a nostalgic mood to the country. ISRAEL21c finds a place in Tel Aviv to really indulge in it.

From the first elections 72 years ago to the first snap election 70 years ago, Israel’s vibrant democracy is a work in progress.

Coronavirus isn’t the first pandemic to hit our region. Ironically, disease has always helped in creating modern health systems, including Israel’s.

50 years on, newly released images from the National Library archive document the group’s first days in the Israeli village of Dimona.

The Israeli voting method hasn’t changed much over seven decades but modern materials have radically transformed the make and model of our ballot boxes.

In 1912, a band of merrymaking young people, workers and artists started a tradition of taking Purim to the streets with the Adloyada carnival, turning Tel Aviv into the party city.

Israel didn’t set out to become a location for cheesy action films but that’s what happened. Some of these movies are so bad, they’re good.

From 1940s children carrying saplings, to feasts of biblical produce and Prince Charles planting a tree, see why Israelis love ‘Jewish Arbor Day.’

10 amazing photos plus rare videos of wet weather from decades gone by prove this is not the first time that Israelis have been deluged by rain.

You can’t keep a good excuse for a party down. From the time the British introduced the Gregorian calendar, Israelis have celebrated New Year’s Eve.

Celebrating the winter holiday of lights, ISRAEL21c brings you photos of Israeli Hanukkah parties throughout the decades, from 1941 to today.

Like all things Jerusalem-related, bringing electrical power to the Holy City was no easy feat.

A new exhibition of jewelry at the Museum for Islamic Art showcases rare ornaments from the three monotheistic religions, plus new jewelry inspired by old.

For over a century, Tel Avivians have been casting off their sins during the Days of Awe by performing the traditional atonement ceremony of Tashlich.

The tradition of giving hard-copy Rosh Hashana cards has nearly disappeared but these charmingly kitschy greetings are enjoying a second life online.